Hofstra University Top Questions

What is the stereotype of students at your school?

Jared

They are two types of Hofstra Students the ridiculously wealthy from very well to do old money well as new monied families. Many of whom were supposed to go Ivy League but didn't try in school but the minimum education they received makes them top quality students for decent schools like Hofstra. Then there are students who are on every financial aid and scholarship imaginable. These students range from impressively intelligent down to guidos who have no idea what a college education concerns. Both end up in a great deal of debt when they graduate.

Tristan

That the girls are stuck-up and easy, that the guys are all guidos, that a lot of students are "dumb", and that the neighborhood around Hofstra is horrible.

Sheryl

Hofstra students don't study, all they do is party.

Alex

Some stereotypes are that all teh girls at Hofstra are these really high maintence barbie doll like type grls and the guys are all guidos. It's all said that Fraterneties and sororities rule the school.

Mike

Italian guidos, bar lovers, always looking for a party at a bar

Joe

A big stereotype about Hofstra is that it will accept anyone and everyone into it's undergraduate programs. Also, there is a stereotype of "Long Island Girls" and "Guidos" filling the student body.

Nora

that we have "Hofstra Red" and all the girls that go to Hofstra are sluts

Michael

Well that all the students that go to hofstra are rich.

Emma

the girls are loose and the boys are obnoxious

Kayla

Many Jewish students attend Hofstra University. STD's are rampant. Hofstra girls are easy. Everyone at Hofstra is very wealthy.

Joe

Guidos, New yorkers

Sharon

Hofstra used to be a plantation that owned slaves and Hofstra Hall was the original plantation house.

Tammy

Hofstra's entire school population consists of rich long island girls who are dressed head to toe in designer labels and long island guys (dudes) that have overly gel-ed hair and spend 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of their time at the bar or at the gym. All of these girls and boys love Greek life and put party-ing before studies.

Christine

There are tons of typical "Long Island girls" on campus, and everyone smokes pot and hangs out at the bars.

John

Hofstra Students are always very handsome and strong. Sometimes there courage and spirit can lead to a revolution that everyone wanted anyways.

Lindsey

The girls are snobby, "long island" girls and the guys are just as bad. People in NY aren't nice.

Lorie

Some stereotypes about Hofstra is that it is a over-priced university full of rich long island kids, who live off their parents money. Kids only care about getting drunk and partying.

Brianna

Well there's the whole Hofstra Red thing that I've been asked about by people who go to other colleges. The major stereotype is that Hofstra is full of prissy Long Island kids who Mommy and Daddy have sent to school in their shiny new cars.

Alyssa

Commuter students, and lots of them...also the "Hofstra girl" miniskirt, uggs, straight hair, fake tan, chatty, rich

Matthew

Hofstra Red. Everyone is Rich. There is nothing to do.

Samantha

The "Hofstra Red." All of the women are stuck up and snobby. Everyone is rich. There's nothing to do.

Bevan

Hofstra Red, and living in a long island bubble.

Mary

That the sororities and fraternities are a huge part of campus life

Jessica

rich, partiers

linda

everyone is a liberal

Anna

The Hofstra Red, people assume that Hofstra is a big party school with lots of sex and lots of STDs. I feel people look down on Hofstra students because of it and we definitely need to make fixing the Hofstra reputation a priority.

Ryan

That everyone from Long Island is lazy and dumb and are stuck in the world of Long Island and have never left.

Ash

Hofstra has a stereotype that it is a big party school with little focus on academics.

Rory

snooty long island kids, guidos

Torry

I'm not aware of too many, but one is that we're all your typical Long Island stock. We aren't really known as a party school per se, but there's a little bit of that impression too.

kelly

we're all rich

John

Very Hotttt.

Keith

When talking to other kids about Hofstra, they recognized the name because of what's known as Hofstra Red. So supposedly the area and school is so ridden with STD's that we have one named after the school. There is also a sort of stigma that Hofstra is really a second rate, second choice school.

barbara

rich kids, designer duds, big jewish population

Ben

they're all super rich

Brian

"Hofstra Red" - we have the highest STD rate in the country.

Joanne

they like to party

Bob

Long Island, Jewish, snobby

Lindsey

"Long Island girls and boys," people in NY are not as nice as people other places...

Kelly

Honestly? If you want stereotypes look up Hofstra on UrbanDictionary.com. According to that nonsense the school has it's own STD, for crying out loud. But really the main stereotype is that Hofstra is just a commuter school.

Nicole

People seem to think everyone is Jewish and rich.

Jill

A lot of people at other schools in particular seem to think that Hofstra is full of sex maniacs who spread STDs to everyone who sets foot on campus and party 24/7.

Chris

STDs spread like wildfire, girls are unapproachable and stuck up, ugg boots and mini skirts.

Gabe

There's always the STD thing... that makes me laugh. I also hear a lot of stereotypes about the JAP (Jewish American Princess) Long Island girls.

joanne

wealthy, lots of hair gel, italian, jewish, guido, designer bags/clothes/shoes/sunglasses, fancy cars

Melissa

rich, jewish, party-kids, not terribly smart, guido, very "long island"

Ann

long island girls only wear uggs, leggings, and sweatshirts. they go to the bars more than they go to class, and they live for greek week.

Dawson

all hofstra students only care about partying

Tina

Hofstra students are stereotyped to be super rich and snobby.

Ryan

They don't care about anything. Very superficial. Hofstra is full of Long Island girls and Guidos, the former empty headed wearing fake tans and Ugg boots in the summer and the latter with blown out hair and shouting across the local skeezy bars at each other.